Food mixer



Aug. 1, 1967 l. JEPSON ETAL FOOD Ml XER 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original FiledJan. 10, 1963 INVENTORS:

Aug. 1, 1967 JEPSON ETAL FOOD Ml XER 4 Sheets-Sheet Original Filed Jan.10 1963 g- 1957 l. JEPSON ETAL 7 3,333,824

' FOOD MIXER Original Filed Jan. 10 1963 4 Sheets-Sheet Aug. 1, 1967 1.JEPSON ETAL FOOD MIXER 4 Sheets-Sheet Original Filed Jan. 10 1963 UnitcdStates Patent 3 Claims. (Cl. 259-1) The present application is adivision of copending Jepson and Wolter application Ser. No. 250,554,filed Jan. 10, 1963, and assigned to the same assignee as the instantapplication. It relates to food mixers, and more particularly tohousehold food mixers useful in connection with food preparation, orangejuice extraction and the like. The present invention is related toJepson Patents 2,533,811, 2,552,972, 2,615,690, 2,703,381, 2,987,636 and3,097,318, as well as Jepson and Chambers Patent 3,077,340, all assignedto the same assignee as the instant application.

Food mixers usually comprise an encased motor and gear unit togetherwith beater shafts rotatably mounted and driven by the gear unit. Themore elaborate household food mixers also include means whereby themixer may have associated therewith a juice extractor driven by themotor which normally drives the heaters. Additionally it is commonpractice to provide beater ejecter means to remove the beater shafts andbeaters from the mixer for cleaning purposes without requiring theoperator to touch the beater shafts or beater elements. It would bedesirable to provide a household food mixer with which a juice extractormechanism could be associated which has no projecting members or thelike for supporting the associated juice extractor and wherein theencased motor driven power unit normally has the appearance of a unitwhich does not accommodate a juice extractor. It would also be desirableto provide for such a mixer an improved beater ejector arrangement whichis simple and compact, which can be manipulated by the user with greatease and which will in no way interfere with the juice extractor unitwhen the latter is associated with the mixer.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide animproved householdfood mixer with improved means for associating a juiceextractor therewith.

It is another object of the present invention to provide an improvedjuice extractor mechanism with drive means for relating the same to afood mixer which is simple to use, foolproof in operation andinexpensive to manufacture.

Still another object of the present invention resides in an improvedbeater ejector mechanism associated with such mixer which will in no wayinterfere with a juice extractor mechanism associated with such mixer.

Further objects and advantages of the present invention will becomeapparent as the following description proceeds and the features ofnovelty which characterize the invention will be pointed out withparticularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of thisspecification.

For a better understanding of the present invention, reference may behad to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 is an elevational view, with certain parts cut away, of ahousehold food mixer embodying the present invention shown when used toperform a mixing operation:

FIG. 2 is an enlarged view of a portion of FIG. 1 with certain portionscut away more clearly to indicate certain features of the presentinvention;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view taken through the gear mechanism and spindledrive of the power unit of FIG. 2, assuming FIG. 2 shows the completestructure, but with certain portions cut away more clearly to illustratethe 3,333,824 Patented Aug. 1, 1967 "ice portion of the apparatus withwhich the juice extracting mechanism is associated;

FIG. 4 is an enlarged view partly in section, showing the juiceextracting mechanism associated with the mixer of the present invention,a portion of the mixer in FIG. 4 being shown in section in the samemanner as in FIG. 3; and

FIG. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on line 5-5of FIG. 2 assuming FIG. 2 shows the complete structure.

Briefly, the present invention is concerned with a household food mixerof the type capable of performing a large number of functions, includingfood mixing, juice extracting and the like. The present invention isprimarily concerned with an improved drive arrangement for a juiceextracting mechanism readily associated with the motor unit of the foodmixer, and an improved beater ejector mechanism. The beater ejectorcomprises a pivotally mounted plate or ejector cup disposed to close anopening in the lower part of the encased power unit which is springbiased to a predetermined position but which may be depressed to engagethe conventional enlargements provided on the beater shafts for ejectingthe same. This ejector cup or plate is actuated by a longitudinallymovable ejector link connected to a push button extending through thehandle of the power unit. The citrus fruit juice extractor is adapted tobe associated with the food mixer by inserting a portion of theextractor into an opening in the motor casing so that the spindle of thereamer drivingly engages one of the hollow spindles in the mixer whichnormally drives one of the heaters. This juice extractor, whenassociated with the mixer, does not interfere with the beater ejectormechanism.

Referring now to the drawings, there is illustrated an electric foodmixer generally indicated by the reference numeral 10, which is commonlydesignated as a household food mixer. It comprises the conventionalencased power unit 14 detachably and pivotally mounted to a more or lessvertical upright or standard 12 which, in turn, is supported from asuitable base 13 provided with legs 11. The base 13 is provided with asuitable rotatable platform or mixing bowl turntable 15. Supported forrotation on the turntable 15 are conventional mixing bowls, such as 16.The particular mixing bowl 16 illustrated in FIG. 1 of the drawings iswhat is commonly termed a large size mixing bowl and conventionally suchhome food mixers are also supplied with smaller mixing bowls whereby theproper size may be selected depending upon the particular mixingoperation to be performed.

As illustrated, the food mixer 10 comprises a pair of spaced beaterelements 17 and 18, only the element 17 being visible in FIG. 1 of thedrawings. These beater elements 17 and 18 and the bowl mountingarrangements are preferably such as are disclosed and claimed in JepsonPatent 2,615,690, granted Oct. 28, 1952, and assigned to the sameassignee as the present application. The beaters 17 and 18 arepreferably identical with those disclosed in Jepson Patent 2,615,690 andeach comprises a substantially identical beater spindle shank designatedas 17a and 18a, respectively in FIGS. 2, 3 and 5 of the drawings. Thesebeater spindle shanks or heater shafts are adapted to be received withinthe recesses of hollow shaft members described hereinafter. The ends ofthe beater shanks are provided with crossed notches 19 for makingdriving engagement with cooperating means defined in the hollow shaftmembers described hereinafter. Preferably also, and as fully disclosedin the abovementioned Jepsen patent, the beater spindle shanks 17a and18a are each provided with an ejecting projection in the form of aconical member 20 secured or fixed thereto for cooperating with suitablebeater ejector means described hereinafter. To removably retain thebeater elements 17 and 18 within the hollow shaft members, each of thebeater spindle shanks 17a and 18a are provided above the conical members20 with an annular recess 21 for receiving therein a spring retainer 22.

The encased power unit 14 is in many respects similar to that disclosedin the above-mentioned Jepson Patent 3,097,318 except that the speedcontrol knob instead of being associated with the handle of the unit islike that disclosed in Jepson Patent 2,703,381 referred to above. Asillustrated in the drawings, the power unit 14 comprises a motor basemember 25 preferably formed as a die casting which is in many respectssimilar to that disclosed in the above-mentioned Iepson and ChambersPatent 3,077,340 and Iepson Patent ,318. The base member 25 isessentially a platform from which project various support members andthe like integrally formed with the platform. As illustrated, the basemember 25 includes a portion 25a at the forward part of the power unit14 defining a shallow upwardly opening recess which together with a gearbox cover 27 defines a gear chamber 28 (FIGS. 2 and 3).

Integrally formed with the portion 250 are downwardly directed spacedparallel sleeve portions 25b and 256 which house hollow rotatabledriving spindles for the beater elements 17 and 18. The base 25 isshaped to provide a recess 29 beneath the portion 25a into which recessthe sleeves 25b and 25c depend. Moreover, access to the recess 29 isdefined by a rectangular opening 30, best shown in FIG. 5 of thedrawings. The depending sleeve portions 25b and 25c are directed towardthe opening 30 but terminate just short of it. The recess 29 effectivelydefines a beater ejector chamber and the opening 30 is effectivelyclosed by a heater ejector cup or member 31 described in greater detailhereinafter.

As is fully disclosed in the above-mentioned Jepson Patent 3,097,318,the base 25 is provided with suitable integral projections forsupporting an electric motor, generally designated at 32, which motormay be identical with that disclosed in said patent. Preferably themotor is of the universal type having a commutator 33 and suitablebrushes, not shown. The commutator 33 is rotatable with an armatureshaft 34 which latter is journalled in bearings 35 and 36, the bearing36 being supported by means defining gear chamber 28. Moreover theforward end of the armature shaft 34 is provided with a worm 37 disposedwithin the gear chamber 28. This worm 37 may be identical with thatdisclosed in a number of the above-mentioned patents. As is disclosed inthe above-mentioned patents, the worm 37 drives a pair of worm gears 39and 40. The gears 39 and 40 are drivingly connected to a different oneof a pair of hollow driving spindles 41 and 42, which spindles arejournalled in suitable bearings 43 disposed within the sleeve portion25b and 250 depending from the base member 25. Preferably a suitablespindle seal designated at 44 is provided at the lower end of eachbearing and held in place by an associated spindle seal retainer 45. Thegears 39 and 40 are preferably keyed or otherwise drivingly secured tothe associated spindle sleeves 41 and 42, respectively. The hollowspindles 41 and 42 are very similar, the difference being that thespindle 42 is closed at the top whereas the spindle 41 is open at thetop, the reason for which will become apparent from the ensuingdescription.

In order to provide a driving connection between the hollow spindles 41and 42 and the beater shanks 17a and 18a, respectively, suitable pins 47are provided, one for each spindle, which are adapted to engage one ofthe crossed notches 19 of the beater elements, as best shown in FIG. 3of the drawings. Preferably each spindle sleeve 41 and 42 is providedwith an annular recess 49 for receiving the spring retainer 21 of theassociated beater shank to releasably retain the beater shanks 17a and18a in driving relationship with the pins 47. It will be appreciatedthat rotation of the armature shaft 34 will cause t o in oppos t di e nso th wo rm gears '39 and 40 and, hence, of the beater elements 17 and18. It will, moreover, be appreciated that the beater elements 17 and 18may readily be removed from the associated spindle sleeves 41 and 42 byapplying a force along the longitudinal axes of the beater shanks in adirection away from the hollow spindles 41 and 42 rotatably mountedwithin the depending sleeves 25b and 250, respectively.

For the purpose of supporting the power unit 14 from the standcomprising the vertical support 12, the former is preferably providedwith integral depending spaced projecting portions 25d for supporting apivot pin 50 whereby the power unit 14 may be supported from the upperend of the stand comprising the vertical support 12 In order to completethe enclosure for the power unit 14, there is provided a housing unit orcover member 51 preferably formed of a molded plastic including anintegral upwardly projecting post portion 51a which terminates in anintegral rearwardly extending handle portion 51b. The unit 51 is securedas by fastening means 53 to projections 27a integrally formed with thegear box cover 27. As illustrated, the housing unit 51 is provided withprojections 510 having tapped openings, therein for receiving thefastening means 53. The front of the power unit 14 is preferably closedby a suitable escutcheon plate 54 which may include an integral flange54a at the lower end thereof for receipt in a suitable groove 55 definedin the base member 25. Preferably the upper portion of the escutcheonmember 53 is provided with a spring clip 56 which may engage projections51c of the plastic housing unit 51.

For controlling the operation of the motor 32, there is associated withthe rear of the power unit 14 a rotatable cup-shaped member 57 which maybe very similar to the corresponding member disclosed in Jepson Patent2,703,- 381. This member 57 serves as a control knob for manuallyadjusting the speed at which the motor operates and also for controllingan On-Off switch. Moreover, it provides means upon which suitableindicia indicating the various mixing speeds and the proper adjustmentof the knob 57 for selected mixing operations.

In accordance with the present invention, the post portion 51a joiningthe handle 51b to the housing portion 51 is provided with an opening 59for accommodating a longitudinally movable ejector button 60reciprocably movable within post portion 51a which is preferably hollowas indicated in FIG. 3 of the drawings. The button 60 projects slightlyabove a depressed portion'at the front of the handle 51b in the post 51aas best shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings, so that it can readily beengaged by the thumb of the user while grasping the handle 51b. The

lower end of the ejector button 60, which is prefer-ably formed of amolded plastic, is provided with a narrow neck portion 60a connected toan enlarged button portion 60b. The neck portion 60a is receivablewithin the space defined between the tines 61a of the forked end of anL- shaped ejector link 61 as is shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 of the drawings.The ejector link 61 has the leg 61b thereof extending downwardly justforwardly of the gear chamber 28 and into the ejector chamber 29.Preferably an offset portion 616 of the ejector link 61 extendsdownwardly to about the bottom of the base 25, as viewed in FIG. 2 ofthe drawings. In order to guide the reciprocal moye-' ment of theejector link 61 the base 25 is preferably provided with a recess at thecenter of the forward end defining a pair of spaced shoulders 65, onlyone of which is visible in FIG. 2 of the drawings. These spacedshoulders guide the reciprocal movement of the link 61.

For the purpose of applying an ejecting force to the beater shanks 17aand 18a, there is provided the ejector cup or member 31 which, as wasmentioned above, is adapted substantially to fill the rectangularopening 30 in the bottom of the base member 25. As illustrated, theejector plate or cup 31 is provided with a rearwardly directed flange31a adapted to overlie the lower wall of the base 25 defining the rearof the opening 30. Actually the motor base is provided with a dependingcross wall portion 252 which with the lower wall of the base 25 definesa narrow slot 67 into which the flange 31a projects thereby defining asort of a hinge. At the front of ejector cup '31 there is provided anupwardly directed wall portion 31b and at the sides thereof triangularshaped wall portions 31c as best shown in FIG. 2 of the drawings. Thewalls 31b and 31c provide the somewhat cup-shaped configuration and,hence, the designation of an ejector cup, although it might equally wellbe referred to as an ejector plate.

In order to bias the ejector cup 31 to the position shown in FIG. 2 ofthe drawings, there is provided a tension spring 68 which has one endthereof engaging an integral loop portion 31d defined at a centralportion of the cup 31. The other end of the tension spring 68 is hookedto a projection 25 of the base portion 25, as best shown in FIG. 2 ofthe drawings.

So that the ejector cup 31 may perform a beater ejector operation, it isprovided with a depending portion 31e extending thereacross as bestshown in FIG. 5 of the drawings with suitable openings 70 and 71 definedtherein to permit the spindle shafts 17a and 18a to be insertedtherethrough for driving engagement with the associated spindle sleeves41 and 42, respectively. It will be apparent that downward movement ofthe ejector button 60 with the consequent downward movement of theejector link 61 will cause the ejector cup 31 to pivot about the rearedge of the opening 30 and engage the cone shaped members 20 with theresultant ejection of the associated beater elements 17 and 18. In orderthat the maximum force required for ejecting the heaters is not twicethat required to eject a single beater, the ejector plate adjacent thebeater shaft 17a is provided with projections 31 at diametricallyopposed points adjacent opening 70, as best shown in FIGS. 3 and 5 ofthe drawings so that the beater shaft 17a is ejected before the beatershaft 18a.

In order that the food mixer 18 may have associated therewith a juicerextracting device of the type shown in Jepson Patent 2,533,811 withoutinterfering with the beater ejector button or the like, there isprovided, as best shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawings, an opening 75in the plastic housing 51 adjacent the post 51a. Preferably a recess 76is defined in the outside wall of the post 51a adjacent the opening 75.When the mixer is used for mixing operations and not as a juiceextractor a suitable removable cover member 77 normally closes theopening 75 to prevent foreign material from entering the motor and gearchamber. 7

The juice extracting mechanism, generally designated at 79, may be verysimilar to that disclosed in Jepson Patent 2,533,811 and comprises anopen top juice bowl generally designated at 80, preferably molded from asuitable plastic. At the bottom center of this bowl there is provided anelongated integral depending guiding and supporting portion 80a and anintegral depending spout portion 80b. The portion 80a is illustrated asbeing of tubular configuration but may have other forms. It projectsinto the bowl a substantial distance above the bottom of the bowl 80 andis designated as 890. The bore in coextensive tubular portions 80a and800 is designated as 81. The bottom of the juice bowl 80 is preferablyalso provided with a raised portion 80d defining a recess 82 on theunderside of the bowl for accommodating the handle 51b and the knob 60,as is readily apparent from FIG. 4 of the drawings when the juiceextracting device 79 is associated with the power unit 14 of the mixer10. The bore 81 in tubular portion 800 extending into the juice bowl 80is provided with a counterbore 81a to accommodate a suitable bearing 84.

For supporting a strainer, the juice bowl 80 is provided with acircumferential ledge 85 upon which a suitable strainer 86 may rest. Sothat the strainer is kept from rotating, the juice bowl is provided withan integral projection 80:: adjacent the ledge receivable within asuitable notch defined in the periphery of the strainer 86 in theidentical manner disclosed in the abovementioned Jepson Patent2,533,811. The strainer 86 is provided with a central opening to whichis secured an upstanding strainer cup 88. Any suitable reamer, generallydesignated at 90, may be provided which is suitable for extracting juiceand pulp from fruits and vegetables. In the illustrated embodiment, thereamer is of ceramic or plastic material having a metal insert 91 whichis threaded to permit securing the reamer to a suitable reamer shaft 92journalled in the bearing 84. An eccentric cam 93 is secured to thereamer shaft, as clearly shown in FIG. 4 of the drawings, so as to bedisposed within the strainer cup 88. Rotation of the reamer and reamershaft 92 and the associated eccentric cam 93 will cause the strainer tomove back and forth with respect to the juice bowl 80 in exactly thesame manner as is disclosed and claimed in Jepson Patent 2,533,811.

The tubular portion 800 of the juice bowl 80 extends into the bowl asuflicient distance so that juice removed from citrus fruit or the likewill never collect in the bowl to a suflicient height to enter the bore81 and, hence, the bearing 84. If desired, a suitable directing spout 96may be associated with the spout 80b, as is shown in FIG. 4.

For the purpose of rotating the reamer 90, the concentrically arrangedreamer shaft 92 and tubular projection 80a are inserted through theopening 75 in the plastic housing 51, this opening being designed tojust receive the depending tubular portion 80a. Moreover, the recess 76in the post portion 51a adjoining the handle portion 51b of the housing51 suitably engages the outer surface of tubular portion 80a to provideadditional support.

As illustrated best in FIGS. 3 and 4 of the drawings, gear box cover 27is provided with an integral open top upwardly directed projection 27b,specifically illustrated as a tubular projection, coaxially disposedwith respect to hollow rotatable spindle 41. Obviously projection 27bcould have various forms as far as the exterior is concerned and mightcomprise a plurality of spaced projections capable of performing aguiding and supporting function as described hereinafter. Preferablyprojection 27b is constructed to have a tapered or conically shapedsurface or bore '94 herein. The narrow diameter of the conical bore 94is adjacent the upper end of hollow spindle sleeve 41 so that when theconcentrically disposed reamer shaft 92 and depending tubular portion80a of the juice bowl 80 are inserted through opening 75, the lower endof the tubular depending portion 80a will be received in conical bore 94as clearly shown in FIG. 4 of the drawings. The juice bowl 80 isprovided with an integral U- shaped web (not shown) adapted to extendforwardly and rearwardly of the tubular projection 80a at the midpointthereof. The ends of the bight portion of the U-shaped web are providedwith flanges engaging the front and rear of post 51a. The bight portionengages the side of post 51a having the tapered recess 76. It will beapparent that juice bowl 80 is firmly supported by a combination of oneor more of the U-shaped web, post 51a, handle 51b, recess 82, recess 76,tubular projection 80a and bore 94. The recess 82 is elongated andextends along the longitudinal axis of handle 51b to insure satisfactorysupport. The bottom of the U-shaped web integral with bowl 80 terminatesadjacent the housing 51 and it may engage such housing for furthersupport. It will be understood that the reamer shaft 92 will be receivedwithin the open upper end of the hollow spindle 41 in a manner so that anotch 98 in the end of shaft 92 engages the pin 47, whereby rotation ofthe hollow spindle 41 will cause the desired rotation of the reamershaft 92 and, consequently, the reamer 90.

In view of the detailed description included above, the operation of thebeater ejector mechanism and the improved juice extractor arrangement ofthe present inven- 7 tion will readily be understood by those skilled inthe art. Moreover, it will be apparent that the juice extractorarrangement does not in any way interfere with the beater ejectormechanism including the knob 60 projecting above the handle.

While there has been illustrated and described a particular embodimentof the present invention, it will be understood that changes andmodifications may occur to those skilled in the art, and it is,therefore, contemplated by the appended claims to cover all such changesand modifications as fall within the true spirit and scope of thepresent invention.

What is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent ofthe United States is:

1. A food mixer comprising a power unit having a housing defined by abottom wall having an opening therein, a gear casing within saidhousing, a pair of hollow spindle sleeves operatively connected to meanswithin said gear casing, a heater element detachably connected to eachof said spindle sleeves, an ejector mechanism comprising an ejectingprojection fixed on each beater element, an ejector member having aconfiguration and size .to be received in said opening and generally inthe plane of said opening to define a closure for said opening, saidejector member including means for freely pivoting said member along oneedge thereof and along one edge of said opening, said member beingdisposed below said spindle sleeves and above said ejecting projections,said member being provided with-spaced apertures aligned with the axesof said spindle sleeves whereby said beater elements may ex- 8 tendtherethrough drivingly to engage said spindle sleeves, spring means forholding said ejector member in position to close said opening butpermitting said member to pivot downwardly about said one edge againstthe bias of said spring means, a reciprocating link slidable along thefront of said gear casing, a knob fixed to the upper end of said linkand projecting above said housing, the lower end of said link bearing onthe end of said ejector member remote from said one edge for producing apivotal movement of the ejector member to move said member through saidopening into contact with the ejecting projections on said spindlesleeves.

2. The food mixer of claim 1 wherein said opening is rectangular inshape and said ejector member is rectangular to fit into and close saidopening.

3. The food mixer of claim 1 wherein said ejector member includes anintegral projection adjacent one of said apertures.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,815,939 12/1957 Kibbe 259-12,974,935 3/ 1961 Smader 259-,1 3,198,490 8/1965 Jepson et a1 2591FOREIGN PATENTS 1,261,027 4/1961 France. 628,480 11/1961 Italy.

WILLIAM I. PRICE, Primary Examiner.

1. A FOOD MIXER COMPRISING A POWER UNIT HAVING A HOUSING DEFINED BY ABOTTOM WALL HAVING AN OPENING THEREIN, A GEAR CASING WITHIN SAIDHOUSING, A PAIR OF HOLLOW SPINDLE SLEEVES OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO MEANSWITHIN SAID GEAR CASING, A BEATER ELEMENT DETACHABLY CONNECTED TO EACHOF SAID SPINDLE SLEEVES, AN EJECTOR MECHANISM COMPRISING AN EJECTINGPROJECTION FIXED ON EACH BEATER ELEMENT, AN EJECTOR MEMBER HAVING ACONFIGURATION AND SIZE TO BE RECEIVED IN SAID OPENING AND GENERALLY INTHE PLANE OF SAID OPENING TO DEFINE A CLOSURE FOR SAID OPENING, SAIDEJECTOR MEMBER INCLUDING MEANS FOR FREELY PIVOTING SAID MEMBER ALONG ONEEDGE THEREOF AND ALONG ONE EDGE OF SAID OPENING, SAID MEMBER BEINGDISPOSED BELOW SAID SPINDLE SLEEVES AND ABOVE SAID EJECTING PROJECTIONS,SAID MEMBER BEING PROVIDED WITH SPACED APERTURES ALIGNED WITH THE AXESOF SAID SPINDLE SLEEVES WHEREBY SAID BEATER ELEMENTS MAY EXTENDTHERETHROUGH DRIVINGLY TO ENGAGE SAID SPINDLE SLEEVES, SPRING MEANS FORHOLDING SAID EJECTOR MEMBER IN POSITION TO CLOSE SAID OPENING BUTPERMITTING SAID MEMBER TO PIVOT DOWNWARDLY ABOUT SAID ONE EDGE AGAINSTTHE BIAS OF SAID SPRING MEANS, A RECIPROCATING LINK SLIDABLE ALONG THEFRONT OF SAID GEAR CASING, A KNOB FIXED TO THE UPPER END OF SAID LINKAND PROJECTING ABOVE SAID HOUSING, THE LOWER END OF SAID LINK BEARING ONTHE END OF SAID EJECTOR MEMBER REMOTE FROM SAID ONE EDGE FOR PRODUCING APIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE EJECTOR MEMBER TO MOVE SAID MEMBER THROUGH SAIDOPENING INTO CONTACT WITH THE EJECTING PROJECTIONS ON SAID SPINDLESLEEVES.